Structure 740 · Juneau City and County, AK

Jnu Douglas Br RD over Gastineau Channel

Carries Jnu Douglas Br RD over Gastineau Channel, Mile Point 0.1.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,286 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,286 ft end to end, longest span 620 ft: about 3.6 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a segmental box-girder bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length1286.4 ft392.1 m
Daily traffic12,800counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlaska
CountyJuneau City and
LocationMile Point 0.1
CarriesJnu Douglas Br RD
CrossesGastineau Channel
Coordinates58.29917, -134.42889

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length1286.4 ft (392.1 m)
Max Span620.1 ft (189 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area5254.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,800 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0740

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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